Dutchmen defeated by Cooperstown
Published on July 16, 2011 under Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL)
Albany Dutchmen News Release
The Albany Dutchmen (14-16) were defeated by the Cooperstown Hawkeyes (16-13) at Bob Bellizzi Field on Saturday night. It was an even battle all night until an extra-inning home run by the Hawkeyes put the game away.
The Hawkeyes drew first blood in the second inning when a Justin Brantley (Siena) (1-2) wild pitch gave Cooperstown a 1-0 lead. The early run was answered by the Dutchmen with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Anthony Turgeon (Central Conn. State) drove in the first run with an RBI double and Joey Boney (Cypress) brought in the second with a single to put the Dutchmen up 2-1.
The early scoring continued as Cooperstown took the lead back once again. Nate Izzo (Tufts) hit a two out, two-run triple to bring home two and give the Hawkeyes a 3-2 lead.
Steve Anderson (Georgetown) evened things up once again with an RBI single in bottom of the third, but Danny Nelson's (Cal State Monterey Bay) RBI double gave the Hawkeyes a 4-3 lead through four. The back-and-fourth contest continued as Dutchmen catcher Ryan Welke (Northwest Florida) hit an RBI single to notch things up at four runs through five innings.
Brantley's second wild pitch of the night gave the Hawkeyes a 5-4 lead in the sixth, but a walk to Dain McNabb (Middle Tenn. State) in the bottom of the eighth tied things at 5-5.
The game only took one extra frame as Tynan Pedretti (Merced College) crushed a home run. The Dutchmen added two in the bottom of the frame highlighted by a triple by Boney to end the nail bitter at 8-7.
The Dutchmen will host the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs at 7 p.m. tomorrow night inside Bob Bellizzi Field. The Hawkeyes will head home to take on the Watertown Wizards at 7 p.m. For all Dutchmen information visit www.dutchmenbaseball.com.
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